MULTIPLE COMMUNITY GROUPS rallied outside San Francisco City Hall on Wednesday, demanding that the city provide full cleanups, health reparations, and community health monitoring after more radioactive pollution was discovered in the Bayview-Hunters Point area.

Protesters with Greenaction for Health & Environmental Justice and the Marie Harrison Community Foundation called for community supervised retesting of the former site of the Hunters Point Naval Shipyard and government funding which will allow experts selected by the community to investigate the contaminated area. They also urged Mayor Lurie and government officials to take accountability for the radioactive damage that has been plaguing the community for generations.

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A student at the Craig Newmark School of Journalism, Lloyd is passionate about arts, culture and stories from Black communities. He hopes to grow as both a reporter and photojournalist this summer.